金山区2015学年第一学期期末考试
高三英语试卷
（满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）2016.01
第Ⅰ卷(共103分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. In a library. B. In a bookstore.
C. In the classroom.
D. In a department store.
2. A. Its price. B. Its location.
C. Its comfort.
D. Its facilities.
3. A. He is just a passer-by like the woman.
B. He is unwilling to tell the woman anything.
C. He doesn’t know where the closest bookstore is.
D. He can’t understand the woman’s question thoroughly.
4. A. He would rather have American food.
B. He has always liked American food.
C. He is accustomed to eating American food.
D. He ate American food more in the past.
5. A. Five minutes. B. Fifty minutes.
C. Forty-five minutes.
D. Fifteen minutes.
6. A. The man has left a good impression on her family.
B. The man can dress casually for the occasion.
C. The man should buy himself a new suit.
D. The man’s jeans and T-shirts are stylish.
7. A. Grey pants made from pure cotton. B. Fashionable pants in bright colors.
C. 100% cotton pants in dark blue.
D. Something to match her brown pants.
8. A. They’d better not go riding. B. It’s not good riding in the rain.
C. They can go riding half an hour later.
D. Riding a bike is a great idea.
9. A. Peter hasn’t found Mr. Johnson’s hat yet.
B. Peter didn’t go to Mr. Johnson’s class.
C. P eter lost a hat in Mr. Johnson’s class.
D. Peter found a hat in Mr. Johnson’s class.
10. A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train. D. On foot.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Near the entrance of a park. B. In his building’s parking lot.
C. At a parking meter.
D. At a street corner.
12. A. It had been taken by the police. B. It had been moved to the next block.
C. It had been stolen by someone.
D. It had been parked at a wrong place.
13. A. At the Greenville center. B. At a public parking lot.
C. In a neighboring town.
D. In the city garage.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. You will buy his meal. B. You are expected to pay for your own meal.
C. You’ll treat someone.
D. You’ll be paid for the meal by someone.
15. A. You will be in Holland. B. You will hear Dutch for a second time.
C. You will be in trouble.
D. You will find it hard to communicate.
16. A. People hated the German as much as the Dutch.
B. People made a mistake in pronunciation at the beginning.
C. People made a joke about the German.
D. The German immigrants insisted that they were Dutch.
Section C
Directions:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
( A )
Playing a violin with three strings
On Nov.18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert. The audience sat quietly while he made his way across the stage to his chair and began his play. But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. We thought that he would have to stop the concert. (25) ________ everyone’s expectation, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled (26) ________ conductor to begin again.
The orchestra began and he played with such passion and such power and such purity (27) ________ they had never heard before.
Of course, anyone knows that no one (28) ________ play a harmonious work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, (29) ________ that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. He smile d, wiped the sweat from his brow and then he said in a quiet, sacred tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with (30) ________ you have left.”
This powerful line has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. And who knows? Perhaps that is the definition of life –not just for artists but for all of us.
He has prepared all his life to make music on a violin of four strings, but all of a sudden, in the middle of a concert, he finds himself with only three strings; so it is with three strings (31) ________ he makes music, and the music he made that night with just three strings was more memorable than any that (32) ________ (make) before.
( B )
Emoji — a small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc. in electronic communications, are everywhere. The little illustrated characters that are on Smartphone
keyboards (33) ________ (take) over the world now. There are shoes with emoji on them, pants with emoji on them, emoji stickers, emoji yoga, and the list goes on and on with no sign of ending.
A s emoji spreads into our culture, I’ve actually heard the following question：Is emoji moving to replace the written word in communication?
To find out, I communicated by iMessage using only emoji for five days. That meant (34) ________ ________ someone sent me a text or I wanted to send a text, I could only use the popular tiny picture characters (35) ________ (respond) to or start a conversation.
I wasn’t allowed to cheat by moving the conversation to Facebook or Twitter, etc., but I could send a phone emoji to indicate to the recipient of my texts that they should call me instead;
I could not encourage the phone call myself. I wanted to see if it was (36) ________ (easy) than I expected it to be, yes, but I also wanted to see if I could influence (37) ________ I was communicating with to overthrow their use of text and start using emoji while talking to me.
(38) ________ (communicate) with emoji was a way more difficult than I expected. There were people who were annoyed with me. There were people who gave up after a few back-and –forths. There were missed messages, (39) ________ (mix) messages, and messed up plans. There were people who immediately just called my phone to get the conversation (40) ________ (move) faster. And there was my mother who doesn’t have an iPhone and texts me often.
Section B
Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
and it’s even worse when there’s(41) ________ no reason for it. There’s a lot of interesting science behind traffic, though, and while understanding it might not make sitting in it any better, it can teach you how to avoid some of the mistakes we all make behind the wheel.
1. The way we merge (合并) causes problems
Whether you’re merging from the left or the right, (42) ________ ar e good that you’re doing it wrong and causing all sorts of problems. When most people see that they need to merge, their first (43) ________ is to do it right away. They brake, slow down, speed up, and change lanes in between oncoming traffic. According to the Minnesota department of Transportation, that’s completely wrong. Sudden (44) ________ causes traffic to back up, a problem that’s made worse by sudden lane changes and other cars braking to (45) ________ the merging traffic.
So what should you do? Exactly what you probably blame drivers for doing: waiting until the last minute. If you do that, traffic will fall into a more natural pattern called a “zipper merge”, meaning there are no surprises, no sudden braking, and a smoother transition from one lane to another, which cuts down on backups. This does, of course, rely on other drivers to let you in at the last minute and be polite enough not to cut you off, which causes all sorts of other problems.
2. You are causing the traffic Jams you hate
Traffic jams have long been chalked up to (取决于) the (46) ________ of traffic on the roads, but it turns out that even heavy traffic can (47) ________ smoothly if people maintain a (48) ________ speed. The problem is that we can’t. Researchers have found that just o ne person even
slightly stepping on their brakes can have a terrible effect on the traffic around them.
On even (49) ________ busy road, it can be only a few minutes for traffic to a complete halt behind someone who (50) ________ their brakes to let another driver merge. The standstill usually occurs several minutes after the braking, well after the person that causes the problem in the first place has gone on his way.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Corporate scandals(丑闻), like political scandals, start with shocking revelation and then move inevitably into who-knew-what stage. This is where executives can start reestablishing their (51) ________ --or deepen the damage.
Since they were forced to (52) ________ one of the biggest frauds(欺诈行为) in auto industry history last month, the executives at Volkswagen have offered (53) ________ and promised to fix the cheating devices wired into eleven millions of their diesel cars (柴油车). But they haven’t explained who ordered, (54) ________ and designed the software that enabled the cars to cheat on emissions tests while emitting (55) ________ on the road. Nor has Volkswagen said how and when it plans to fix the cars, which many customers bought in the belief that they were fuel (56) ________ and clean.
On October 8, German prosecutors (检察官) broke into the corporate offices as part of their investigation. Meanwhile, Matthias Muller, the (57) ________ appointed chief executive, continued to insist that the former executive, Martin Winterkorn, who resigned shortly after the scandal, knew (58) ________. “Do you really think that a chief exec utive had time for the inner functioning of engine software?” he said in a recent interview, as if the problem was some (59) ________ shortcoming and not an elaborate effort to (60) ________ regulators and customers around the world.
If Mr. Winterkorn was not responsible, who was? Nobody believes that the handful of senior managers could have (61) ________ this scheme without any support. Hans-Dieter Potsch, a supervisory board chairman, issued a statement earlier this month, saying it would take time befo re Volkswagen could make (62) ________ the findings of its internal investigations. “We must overcome the crisis,” he explained, “but we must also ensure that Volkswagen continues to grow.” That seems to miss the point that Volk swagen will neither overcome the crisis nor grow unless it can instantly produce some (63) ________ answers and explanations.
Even if they manage to fix millions of cars, Volkswagen executives will still face an enormous (64) ________ from lawsuits, lost sales and the (65) ________ t o Volkswagen’s reputation. There is no device to block the angry and urgent questions that they face. Apologizing is just the easy part.
51. A. reputation B. revenge C. responsibility D. revolution
52. A. commit B. recognize C. admit D. revise
53. A. gratitude B. apologies C. guidance D. authorities
54. A. approved B. chose C. withdrew D. undertook
55. A. light B. ashes C. smell D. pollutants
56. A. effective B. efficient C. extinct D. essential
57. A. officially B. voluntarily C. temporarily D. newly
58. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
59. A. minor B. major C. inferior D. superior
60. A. conceal B. confuse C. attract D. deceive
61. A. held on B. got rid of C. carried out D. made up
62. A. clear B. public C. possible D. convenient
63. A. convincing B. likely C. factual D. solid
64. A. conflict B. opportunities C. competitions D. challenges
65. A. response B. blow C. solution D. key
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
( A )
Poor bears comes to the UK, bringing only a red hat, a suitcase, a sandwich, and jars of marmalade(果酱) with him. Heading straight to a major London train station, he sits on his suitcase and stops passers-by from time to time in the hope of finding a free home.
This is how Paddington Bear, the main character of the UK animated movie Paddington, is introduced to audiences. On March 3, during Prince William’s visit to China, he attended the Chinese premiere (首演) of the film in Shanghai.
“Many Britons were raised on tales of Paddington, the second-best-known bear in fiction after Winnie the Pooh,” the Economist noted. While Winnie the Pooh reminds people of the innocence and simplicity of the past, “the well- meaning Paddington always causes chaos when he goes through cultural misunderstandings.”
The movie, described as “a total delight, as warm and welcome as a hot pair of socks on a winter morning” by the Telegraph, tells the story of the bear, who is sent to London b y his family, after an earthquake destroys their home in Peru. At Paddington station, he meets Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown and their two kids. The Brown family name him Paddington, because they can’t say his Peruvian name. After the f uzzy (毛茸茸的) stranger enters the Browns’ home, he teaches everyone how to laugh and love. In the end, Mr. Brown says that “even if he’s from a different species, he’s still family.”
As Phoenix magazine put it, “The story shows British sympathy and kindness” as the refugee Paddington is given a new home and a loving family in London.
Released at a time when immigration is a hot topic in the UK, “Paddington has a very clear message: welcome the other into your home”, the Philadelphia Inquirer noted.
And Paddington Bear is also a great example of the traditional politeness that British people are well known for. For example, Paddington Bear calls people “Mr.”, “Mrs.” and “Miss”, rarely using their first name. he also loves making small talk with people. For instance, Paddington often has polite conversations about unimportant things with people like his housekeeper.
66. Which of the following statements about Paddington Bear is true?
A. He is saved by the Brown family from an earthquake in Peru.
B. With the help of the Brown family, he learns how to laugh and love.
C. He is traditional and prefers to greet strangers using their first name.
D. As an immigrant to the UK, he experiences many cultural misunderstandings.
67. Which of the following words best describe the qualities of Paddington bear?
A. kind and polite.
B. innocent and unintelligent.
C. humorous and optimistic.
D. honest and straightforward.
68. We can infer from the article that _________________.
A. the tales of Paddington have reminded British people to be kind to those who immigrate to
the UK
B. at the time when the Paddington stories were released, immigrants were not welcomed in
the UK
C. the Paddington stories once encouraged a large number of Germans to go to the UK
D. Paddington’s British habit of making “small talk” helped to enrich the German language
69. According to the last paragraph, “small talk” probably means _____________.
A. polite greetings to unfamiliar people
B. conversation about unimportant things
C. conversations about other people’s private liv es
D. Arguments between close friends
1. Yotel New York
The self-service kiosks at this high-tech New York hotel work just like the ones you’d see at an airport. There are just five-steps to register and obtain your card key. There is even a robotic luggage bellboy. You tap in the number of bags you are carrying and sizes, then wait for a robot
70. What does the word “infuriate” in paragraph 2 most mean?
A. annoy.
B. remind .
C. amuse. D impress.
71. Which two hotels offer a mobile app for customers to check in?
A.Yotel New York and Marriott Detroit Airport.
B.Marriott Detroit Airport and Radisson: LaCrosse.
C.Marriott Detroit Airport. and Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
D.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and Radisson: LaCrosse.
72. Which hotel will send you a receipt by email?
A.Yotel New York.
B.Marriott Detroit Airport.
C.Radisson: LaCrosse.
D.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.At Yotel New York, a robot will help you with all the check-in process.
B.With its check-in app, you may enter your room in Marriott without a key.
C.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis is close to an airport terminal.
D.The barcode you receive from Radisson contributes to the fast check-in.
( C )
Scriptwriters love to complain. They are disrespected by producers, regarded dispensable (可有可无的) by directors, not duly credited by critics, treated like employees by actors –although few complain about being historically and chronically overpaid. Another thing they don’t complain about is “the exhaustion of narrative”, though it weighs very much on their minds. For scriptwriters to complain about the insufficiency of original ideas would be like a salesman complaining about a lack of inventory. It’s not good for business.
Writers have always known there are a limited number of storylines. And it is increasingly difficult to get out in front of a viewer’s expectations. Almost every possible subject has not only been covered but covered exhaustively. How many hours of serial killer plot has the average viewer seen? Fifty? A hundred? This becomes painfully clear to any writer who attempts to orally tell his story (scriptwriter is closer to the oral tradition than it is to literature). Originality has always been in short supply. Does the proliferation (泛滥) of media mean that it is harder to be ori ginal today than it was 50 years ago? Well, yea. Today’s viewers live in a biosphere of narrative. Twenty-four-seven, multimedia, all the time. When a storyteller competes for a viewer’s attention, he not only competes with simultaneously occurring narratives, he competes with the variations of his own narrative. That’s real competition. This exhaustion of narrative is behind the rise of recent “counter-narrative” entertainments, such as:
1. Reality TV. Any regular viewer knows that reality television follows its own scripted formulas, but the appearance of being unscripted is essential to its appeal. Weary of so much predicable plot, the jaded viewer turns to reality.
2. Anecdotal narrative. The attraction of films such as Slacker and its mumblecore progeny (呢喃类) is the enjoyment of watching behavior impeded by the artifice of plot. It is not “fake”, not “designed” (although of course it is).
3. Reenactment drama. Whether based on famous events or lesser-known ones, reenactment entertainment sells the premise that these events actually happened and were not cooked up by a staff of writers (though, again, if not actually cooked up, they were seasoned and served by writers).
4. Video games. The ability of the viewer to participate in the storytelling process creates an illusion of non-plan.
5. Mini-mini drama. Part of the appeal of three-to five-minute stories created for cellphones, YouTube and original programming is the illusion of not being crafted narratives. Just bits of life.
6. Documentaries. A staple of filmed entertainment since its beginnings, documentaries, historically the poor cousins of commercial cinema, have grown in number and viewership, an increase owed in part to the desire of viewers to look beyond predictable narratives.
Storytelling began as ceremony and evolved into ritual. It was commercialized in the medieval times, became big business in the 19th century and international industry in the 20th. The traditional concept of movies, a projected image in a dark room of viewers, feels increasingly old. Narrative will mutate(变异) and endure. Audio-visual entertainment is changing and narrative will change with it.
74. According to the author, scriptwriters seldom complain of having ____________.
A. been looked down upon by producers
B. suffered the exhaustion of narrative
C. been considered unimportant by directors
D. been badly treated by actors and actresses
75. In which of the following entertainment forms can the viewers take part in its narrative
process?
A. Reenactment.
B. Video games.
C. Mini-mini drama.
D. Documentaries.
76. Which of the following statements is TRUE to the fact?
A. Narrative became commercialized in the middle age.
B. Storytelling became commercialized after the Middle Ages.
C. Narrative became a worldwide industry in the 19th century.
D. Storytelling grew into large business in the 20th century.
77. Which of the following statements is NOT in agreement with the author’s ideas?
A. Scriptwriting is nearer to the oral tradition than it is to literature.
B. Narrative exhaustion is responsible for the rise of anti-narrative entertainment.
C. It is less difficult to be original today than it was half a century ago.
D. The appearance of being unscripted is important to the appeal of Reality TV.
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Plans kick off soon
For years, Chinese soccer fans have rarely had the chance to cheer for a triumph from the national team. However, hope for Chinese soccer has been ignited(点燃) recently, as the government released an overall reform plan to boost the development of soccer in China on march 16.
By 2025, 50000 elementary and middle schools will include soccer in the curriculum. According to the plan, students will be given textbooks that teach the positions of players and soccer tactics(战术). They will also be encouraged to form soccer teams and participate in competitions regularly. The extraordinary young players will be enrolled into local leagues and training camps, helping to build up a large soccer talent pool.
Chinese soccer, with the national team currently ranked at No 83 in the world, has been lagging behind many other countries for a long time. Critics say the biggest reason is a lack of a well-built youth training system, which is the key to creating a strong soccer culture, according to the BBC.
Take Spain, a team that has dominated the world of soccer for a long time, as an example. It has the world’s best soccer school, La Masia. This FC Barcelona youth academy is w idely known for producing skillful and creative soccer talents. Teams in the academy are divided into 12 levels, from U8(for players under 8 years old) to U19. Its talent scouts (星探) are stationed around the world, always looking for boys who show outstanding potential for soccer. Studying there is free of charge. A talented 10-year-old boy can walk into La Masia and come out eight years later as a superstar.
The rising soccer giant Germany also knows the importance of youth training. Germany
scored only one goal at the 2000 European Championships, which started a national discussion over why the country could no longer produce good, young players. So in 2001, the German Football League required that all Bundesliga (甲级联赛) clubs set up academies with youth teams from U12 to U23. The clubs now spend over 100 million on youth development each year. And they have successfully raised the standards of young German players.
In 26-year-old midfielder Thomas Muwller, 25 year-old midfielder Toni Kroos and 33-year-old full back Philipp Lahm, for instance, the world has witnessed Bayern’s youth work paying off handsomely.
“Youth is the key to China’s soccer, as late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said” but it takes time to gain res ults,” said President Xi Jinping in 2014, “China’s soccer dream looks far awa y, but we cannot stop.”
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 13 WORDS)
78. What is the detail of China’s soccer reform plan?
79. According to critics, why has Chinese soccer been left behind many other countries?
80. La Masia in Barcelona is well famous for____________________________ .
81. _________________________ has raised the young German players.
第Ⅱ卷(共47分)
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．和外国友人进餐时, 带上一份小礼物是有礼貌的。(manners)
2. 这次竞赛之后，我意识到是愚蠢的骄傲蒙蔽了自己。(blind)
3. 没有什么比看到村民依然住在缺水的环境里更令人揪心的了。(upset)
4. 这些电视节目不仅制作质量差，而且会误导青年人，让他们以为不努力也可以一夜成名。
(Not only)
5．看到照片中这位父亲不顾自己，在倾盆大雨中为他的孩子撑伞，网民们(netizens) 情不自禁想起了自己的父亲。(regardless)
II. Guided Writing
Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
根据新规，上海高中生必须在毕业前完成至少60小时的志愿者实践活动(public service practice)，这项政策引发了人们的热议。有人抱怨60小时太长，占用了学生的学习时间；也有人认为志愿者实践活动是有意义的，有助于培养学生社会责任感。对此，你的看法如何？请写一篇120-150 词左右的文章表达你的观点。
（注意:文章中不得出现本人真实的姓名与学校）